Individuals seek a common ground,
Testing the limits of passion,
Realizing the fire,
Dies as quickly as it began,
Hope and questions battle inside,
Competing for a direction,
Soon to be made clear,
A friend touches Places not tapped,
Sparking a desire, craved but depressed,
Teasing the hopes in times of need,
Perhaps the friend is the one?,
That calms the fear, that lends the comfort,
Someone to talk to when times are unsettled,
Someone to hold and caress when they are not,
One who can transcend the frailties of age,
Lead the heart past life’s joys and troubles,
The test is yet to come,
The decision is made,
Preparations begin in earnest,
For friends to walk down the aisle.

12/09/2002